the biggest stars wanted to work with wolfgang petersen.he budgets for his movies soon exceeded $100 million. his biggest commercial success was troy, the epic historical film with brad pitt. peterson belonged to the small circle of directors granted the final word in hollywood, with complete creative control over their own work. in 2016, for the first time in 30 years, he directed a movie in germany. a crime comedy. >> when i went to the u.s., i had the feeling, and so did others who said i need to make a comedy film again, because they think i'm funny, have a sense of humor. which is true. please laugh. >> wolfgang petersen, an exceptional director, a man who never forgot his roots, but who lived out his dream, above all, in hollywood. >> 2 paddle borders in argentina had a wonderful hour off of the coast of -- which means wonderful in spanish. they saw about eight dozen whales who surrounded them and swam up to them. being as close as they were, one of the men was knocked off of his board. but the paddle borders say the unexpected experi

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director wolfgang petersen passing away at 81 years old. the oscar-nominated filmmaker behind favorites like "the neverending story," "air force one" -- >> get off my plane. >> -- and more. we celebrate his legacy this morning. >>> yeah. get off my plane. se. was the bt >> good morning, america. great to be back with amy and gio here at the desk, and it's a very busy morning. >> it sure is. >>> we have the latest in the fight against covid and the new booster shots that could be on the way in just weeks. we have more on that coming up in just a few moments. >>> but we begin with those critical primaries overnight in wyoming and alaska with a crushing defeat of liz cheney at the hands of her trump-backed opponent. >> she has been the former president's most outspoken republican critic. many believe standing up against trump may have been the cause of that. jon karl is in jackson, wyoming, with more. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, robin. liz cheney conceded her loss, and it was a big one, but she also issued a call to arms. liz

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